Major Cork search stood down after drone used to find missing woman

A coastguard helicopter and members of the Kinsale RNLI crew were involved in the search operation near Kinsale

A coastguard helicopter and members of the Kinsale RNLI crew are involved in the search operation near Kinsale. Picture: Kinsale RNLI/Hetty Walsh/file

A large search operation has been stood down after a drone was used to helped find a missing person alive.

The woman, who had been reported missing in the Kinsale area of Co Cork earlier, is now receiving medical care.

A major land, air and sea search had been underway for several hours involving gardaí, a coast guard helicopter, coast guard ground teams, the local lifeboat crew, civil defence and members of the Cork City Missing Persons Search and Recovery (CCMPSR) team.

The team focused their search on a specific area just after 5pm and deployed their new drone which helped locate the missing person within 15-minutes.

Its volunteers rendered first aid while they waited for civil defence teams and National Ambulance Service paramedics to arrive.

The woman was then taken to hospital by ambulance.